Description: Constantine I (307 - 337 AD). AE Follis, Arelate mint 316 AD. IMP CONSTANTINVS PF AVG; laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / GENIO POP ROM; Genius standing left, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera and cornucopiae, S in left field, F in right field, PARL in ex.

Diameter: AE18 mm

Weight: 3,26 g

Grade: aVF/aVF

Attribution: RIC VII Arles 78

Commentary: very rare; dark grey-brownish patina

History: In its heyday (4th-5th century AD) Arelate actually had more inhabitants (ca. 100 000) than the modern city of Arles (50 000).

Article Number: 005-06-06-42960